Sources for the History of the Ṭayyibī Ismāʿīlī Daʿwa in Yemen and Its Relocation to India

in Journal of Islamic Manuscripts
Author: Samer Traboulsi 1
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1 University of North Carolina, Asheville
Online Publication Date:
01 Jan 2014
Volume/Issue:
Volume 5: Issue 2-3
Article Type:
Research Article
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1163/1878464X-00502008
Keywords:
India; Yemen; Ismāʿīlīs; Ṭayyibīs; sixteenth century; manuscript sources; published sources; Qarāṭīs al-Yaman
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This article surveys the available sources for the history of the Ṭayyibī Ismāʿīlī daʿwa in Yemen, in particular in the years leading up to its relocation to India in 974/1566 and beyond. To date, this period has received little attention from historians of Yemen and Ismāʿīlism due to a lack of available sources, which was caused by the exclusive nature of the community and the hostility it has faced throughout its history. The present contribution is a first step in closing this gap in Yemeni and Ismāʿīlī history. A sample from a collection of correspondence exchanged between the daʿwa officials in Yemen and India (Qarāṭīs al-Yaman) is edited in an appendix.

Sources for the History of the Ṭayyibī Ismāʿīlī Daʿwa in Yemen and Its Relocation to India

in Journal of Islamic Manuscripts
E-ISSN:
1878-464X
Print ISSN:
1878-4631
Publisher:
BRILL
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7

PoonawalaBiobibliography p. 172.

15

PoonawalaBiobibliography pp. 244 248 and Burhānpūrī Muntazaʿ al-aḫbār pp. 213–215.

22

BurhānpūrīMuntazaʿ al-aḫbār pp. 196–197.

28

See Poonawala pp. 326–328. See also Poonawala’s contribution to the present volume.

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    Qarāṭīs al-Yaman. MS Tübingen, University Library, Ma VI 330, f. 63r.

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    Beginning of Muntazaʿ min ʿIbrat al-labīb. MS Private collection, Ṣanʿāʾ, Yemen, p. 1.

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    End of Muntazaʿ min ʿIbrat al-labīb. MS Private collection, Ṣanʿāʾ, Yemen, p. 53.

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    Beginning of Muntazaʿ min Badīʿ al-aḫbār. MS Private collection, Ṣanʿāʾ, Yemen, p. 2.

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    End of Muntazaʿ min Badīʿ al-aḫbār. MS Private collection, Ṣanʿāʾ, Yemen, p. 138.

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Qarāṭīs al-Yaman. MS Tübingen, University Library, Ma VI 330, f. 63r.
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Beginning of Muntazaʿ min ʿIbrat al-labīb. MS Private collection, Ṣanʿāʾ, Yemen, p. 1.
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End of Muntazaʿ min ʿIbrat al-labīb. MS Private collection, Ṣanʿāʾ, Yemen, p. 53.
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Beginning of Muntazaʿ min Badīʿ al-aḫbār. MS Private collection, Ṣanʿāʾ, Yemen, p. 2.
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End of Muntazaʿ min Badīʿ al-aḫbār. MS Private collection, Ṣanʿāʾ, Yemen, p. 138.

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Page Count:
246–274
Subjects:
General, Middle East and Islamic Studies, History & Culture, Middle East and Islamic Studies
Copyright:
Copyright 2014 by Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands. 2014

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